About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Bonn, GermanyTwitter
Roxana Saberi Archive
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May 12: Cyrus on PRI’s The World
Posted on May 12, 2009 | No CommentsDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio piece on the Roxana Saberi case is airing today. This piece will focus on the political context of her arrest and release and includes interviews with Omid Memarian, Hadi Ghaemi and Roozbeh Mirebrahimi. It will be available... -
NYT: Iran Releases Journalist Convicted of Spying for U.S.
Posted on May 11, 2009 | No CommentsNYT: May 12, 2009 Iran Releases Journalist Convicted of Spying for U.S. By NAZILA FATHI The New York Times TEHRAN— An Iranian-American journalist who was sentenced to eight years of jail on spying charges for Washington was released Monday after an appeal court reduced the... -
AP: US journalist jailed in Iran goes on hunger strike
Posted on April 25, 2009 | No CommentsAP, April 25, 2009: TEHRAN, Iran – The American journalist convicted of spying in Iran has gone on a hunger strike to protest her imprisonment, her father said Saturday. Roxana Saberi, a 31-year-old dual American-Iranian citizen, was convicted of spying for the United States and... -
AFP: Ahmadinejad urges ‘justice’ for jailed US reporter
Posted on April 19, 2009 | 3 CommentsAgence France Presse (April 19 2009): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Sunday for fair treatment of US reporter Roxana Saberi, who was sentenced to eight years in jail as a US spy, the state news agency IRNA reported. In a rare intervention in judicial...
